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By now, you all know I have some strong opinions. Four weeks into my new job as a columnist, it’s obvious you do, too.

My views have set off great debates over alcohol sales in southeastern San Diego, a giant pride flag in Hillcrest and smoking at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

We’ve clashed over childish behavior at Sweetwater school board meetings and tackled the topic of a new football stadium, not once but twice. Broader civic conversations have continued in online comments sections, on Facebook and Twitter and via phone and email, often in surprising ways.

Here’s how four of the more interesting discussions evolved.

•Of all my columns, the one on community outrage against a provocative bottler in southeastern San Diego was the most read on utsandiego.com. Reaction spun off in a new direction — into advertising.

I still haven’t gotten a call back from anyone at Southeast Red Vodka, the brand whose label upset me and many community leaders who thought it glorified a gang lifestyle that has ravaged their neighborhoods.

But the company did try to capitalize on the publicity I provided, giving me an eight-exclamation point “S/O” — shout out — on Twitter for “LOVE AND SUPPORT.”

I also never received a return call from the local office of the state department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which regulates vodka sales. At least I reached out to ABC only once. Concerned citizen Barry Pollard said ABC took weeks to get back to his group despite repeated messages. The residents are hoping a department official will meet with them.

Pollard and other community leaders have held a series of meetings to discuss the vodka and even considered holding a news conference to ask people in the community not to buy it. They decided not to because they didn’t want to risk boosting sales by calling attention to the brand.

•The column on a giant gay pride flag tapped into another local flap. Not long after I supported the flag, the City Council approved it unanimously, mirroring the majority of people who cast votes in an online poll on our website that asked, “Should a huge rainbow flag be flown over Hillcrest?”

(That number of ballots, by the way, was astounding. By comparison, a poll on public funding for a Chargers stadium last week garnered 1,642 votes — 58 percent in favor and 41 percent against.)

Councilman Todd Gloria said this after he and his colleagues had voted: “It wouldn’t work in every district in San Diego, but I believe District 3 is unique and we are fabulous.”

•My column criticizing Del Mar Fairgrounds officials for dragging their feet on eliminating smoking at the fair — a recent policy change won’t take effect for another year — segued into an age-old debate.

A comment that San Diegan Steve Parsons posted online got the most thumbs up.